I have a free source for brewer's yeast after the beer is made. The brewery normally just puts it down the drain...it's in a slurry form. The owner said get all you want..

I read thru this post and maybe I missed it but I didn't see where that type of used yeast was endorsed.

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You must make huge amount of beer if you want to get yeast to bees from that system. Then you will never se a clear day.

LOL - I can't decide if that's an endorsement or not...I think he's tried it before :-D. I hear ya Finsky...!

Since it'll be in slurry form I guess you could mix it with sugar syrup to feed them that way in a top feeder - maybe 2:1 yeast slurry to sugar or 1:1 yeast slurry to sugar...? You use it with soy flour to make patties also...

Yeah I know what you mean about getting the answers. I think we should have a new policy around here. When there is a question being asked..... Like this one here....... Answer it first and then go about your explanations of the assumptions you've made about what was being asked.

After the beer is made can the yeast bee used for the bees.... Yes ... No... Seems so easy an answer don't you think?

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Since it'll be in slurry form I guess you could mix it with sugar syrup to feed them that way in a top feeder - maybe 2:1 yeast slurry to sugar or 1:1 yeast slurry to sugar...? You use it with soy flour to make patties also...

Any advise.....thanks.

In USA it has been developed juice like protein milk to bees during some years. It is secret recipe I have heard. It is sure that if you give yeast syrup in feeder, I will not succeed. Protein content is too small. And what about if bees store it in combs for summer?

To Jerrymac: You can of course give yeast but how clever it is. I feeded dry yeast to hives 2 pound per hive during two months. As wet yeast it is much.

My original thought was "here's actual, active yeast, rather than freeze-dried. In with them is some small amount of precipitated protein, as well as a bit of some other complex sugars beyond glucose."

Seeing as how 1. Brewers yeast is apparently quite cheap at feedmills and 2. You can use your own pollen, don't need only irradiated, the above question is much less significant....although I still can't help wondering if it would be better for the bees--maybe next winter I'll try a side-by-side......

And Finsky, I only brew a bit, but only hope to have 2-4 hives, also....so the thinking was I wouldn't NEED a huge amount of yeast. I'm new, could very well be wrong, but that was the initial logic.

Iâ€™ve been lurking, reading and learning here for a few months now. Thanks to everyone for their valuable input.

Since I am also a home brewer (and soon to be mead maker), I would like to give my input on the leftover yeast issueâ€¦

First of all, as far as the quantity goes, I can get almost a quart of nice thick yeast slurry after a 5 gallon batch of beer. Thatâ€™s quite a bit of yeast, and if I need to drink extreme quantities to get more, so be it!

Next thing, this isnâ€™t dead, waste yeast, it is very healthy, viable, vitamin rich yeast that simply ran out of food and dropped out of suspension. I usually reuse yeast for multiple batches.

Now, this means that it will consume any fermentable sugar it will find. I would not want to mix live hungry yeast with patties containing sugar or honey since the yeast will consume these and leave nothing but CO2 and alcohol for the bees. You may end up with puffy pollen cakes instead, similar to bread dough when it rises.

To kill the yeast (what a shame!), I would heat it in a pan to 170* for 15 minutes.

Cotton Seed meal used for a protein supplement in animal feeds. This is almost in a talc form - very finely ground. 40% crude protein content..... it might be something we can use. This is readily avaliable at feed stores all over.

Cotton Seed meal used for a protein supplement in animal feeds. This is almost in a talc form - very finely ground. 40% crude protein content..... it might be something we can use. This is readily avaliable at feed stores all over.

Scroll down this link about half way - look at the section " Background and prior Art ". It make note of using several seed meals as substitutes for pollen - cottonseed meal is one of those mentioned..

In USA it has been developed juice like protein milk to bees during some years. It is secret recipe I have heard.

I believe I know the protein milk you speak of. I have it, it is called "Caspian Solution." It is secret recipe.

Is this what you speak of? Curious. Greatest of days. Cindi

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Soybean meal is usually the most economical source of high quality protein available to North Carolina swine producers. It is the only plant protein that compares with animal protein that compares with animal protein in terms of quality of amino acid content and ratio and ban be sued as the only protein source in most swine diets.

I do not going to explain these things. You should study what means essential amicoacids, protein syntesis, optimal nutrition of bees. They are all in internet. Protein is not important but composition of aminoacids. It is said here if you have basic knowledge. Quite few have and never mind if you don't have. http://maarec.cas.psu.edu/bkCD/HBBiology/nutrition_supplements.htm

I do not going to explain these things. You should study what means essential amicoacids, protein syntesis, optimal nutrition of bees. They are all in internet. Protein is not important but composition of aminoacids. It is said here if you have basic knowledge. Quite few have and never mind if you don't have.

I understand your point that is if you had to learn the information on your own so should we all.

I thought this board was for all beekeepers regardless of yrs. of experience to share and learn from each other. I've done alot of research in the short time I've kept bees - amino acids - pollen subs. - pollen patties not being subjects I've gotten to yet but I will. You've had 40+ yrs. to learn and accumulate information, I can only assume some of the information you know you want to keep to yourself. That's ok - that's your business - I repect it.

You're asked alot of questions on this board as are a few others - MB - Brian - Ted - that's because ya'll know many times what the rest of us know. I nor anyone else wants to make a fatal mistake for our bees due to lack of knowledge. Thanks any previous information you offered Finsky......it's appreciated.